A MAN'S heart has miraculously healed itself after he desperately needed a heart transplant when he was diagnosed with life-threatening complications.

Michael Crowe, 23, was diagnosed with acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. It meant his heart had only 10 percent efficiency, and his other organs were starting to fail, the Omaha World-Herald reports.

While in a Nebraska hospital, doctors decided he needed a heart transplant.

They found him a match, but they canceled the operation after his condition worsened and he contracted blood poisoning.

Doctors are still unable to explain what happened next, but it was a "miracle".

One hour later, Dr Eugenia Raichlin observed Mr Crowe's blood pressure was suddenly up while he was relying on a heart-lung machine.

An ultrasound then showed the left side of Mr Crowe's heart was working normally again.

Days later, it was working without any assistance from a machine.

There were no scars or permanent damage after doctors performed scans.

Mr Crowe is said to be getting stronger everyday and his family credited the "exceptional medical care Michael received and the amazing power of prayer" as helping him recover, according to posts on social networking site Caring Bridge.

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